To keep your free email (Gmail, Yahoo or Hotmail) account as your email manager and send email as an alias, so your recipient sees the "from" as john@smithlaw.com, follow these steps:

For HOTMAIL Users see below.   For Yahoo Users go here.   For Gmail Users go here.



STEP 1: Log in to your Hotmail email account and click on "Options" from the upper right. 













STEP 2: From the Manage your account tab, click the "Add an email account" link.














 
STEP 3: Type the email address you want to use in Windows Live Hotmail under Add an e-mail account:








Note: You can use only email addresses that belong to you.



















STEP 4: Click the "Save" button to keep your folder name setting and color of unread emails.





















STEP 5: Send the verification to your email account you just added, (johnsmith@johnsmithlaw.com) so Hotmail can verify that your email address(es) exist.






Note: Check your spam folder if your verification code email for confirmation doesn't arrive in your inbox.














STEP 6: Click on the provided activation link in the email message to confirm verification. 



Note: You can always modify your email address(es) from the same "Send and receive mail from other e-mail accounts" Options area.









STEP 7: When composing a new email or replying, you can now select your desired "From" email address from the "From Field Drop Down" menu.